Farai Mabeza, Senior Staff Writer 
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AGRICULTURE minister Anxious Masuka says Zimbabwe’s national herd has declined by at least 500 000 cattle since 2017 due to theileriosis, commonly referred to as January Disease.
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According to experts, cases of theileriosis tend to increase in January due to high rainfall activity, hence the name, January Disease.
“We have lost over half a million cattle from 2017 from this disease, which we can control. Since the launch of the Presidential Blitz Tick Grease Programme, we have seen a 47 percent reduction in cattle deaths,” Masuka said last week.
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